That's very interesting. Where do you get your seed or whatever from?
With that rock hard skin they are pretty much self-storing. I just wrap them in newspaper and leave them in a plastic crate in the garage. The...
I've got an apricot tree that fruits very well. The fruits are ready early June (or thereabouts depending on the year). I find the only snag to...
We used to have espalier apple trees in the garden where I grew up. Very nice, but very labour intensive. The trees don't like being that shape,...
Now is a good time to lift and divide if you know anybody who has some. They really are a doddle to grow.
I regularly grow these as shelled beans and I harvest them all when some of the shells have turned brown and dry. After shelling them we cook them...
I tried "Kilaxy" earlier this year. A decent, if not outstanding ball headed summer cabbage and supposed to be clubroot resistant.
I've got a mantis too and I like it, but the latest models with 4-stroke engines look better!
I'm reassured to hear it's not just mine that are still small. They should start filling out soon though, shouldn't they?
I just cooked, and we ate a vegy maincourse goulash made from our own onions, garlic, peppers, tomatoes and borlotti beans. The only non...
Or make your own concentrated puree. Put your cored toms in a large pan, a jam pan is best, then simmer, simmer, simmer, simmer, until you can...
Only thing I would add is yes, it's slow, and yes it takes a while to make any quantity, but on the upside, it's good stuff! I find a top-dressing...
I think they are an open-pollinated "traditional" variety aren't they? So you would expect some plant-to-plant variation, including bolting.
All the above advice is spot on. Just don't be tempted to store dry as you would spuds. Carrots will dry out. I've had a good carrot year as well....
I understand that putting them in a loosely closed polythene (polyethylene) bag helps because this also gives off un-polymerised ethylene, same as...
Earlier on I asked if anyone had experience of Marshalls' "misted tips" strawberry plants, and apparently nobody had. It's a technique for...
Couldn't agree more! Enjoy 'em while they're fresh.
I would have thought so, although I'm not quite sure what effect transplanting will have. Strawberry plants are usually good for 3 or 4 years...
My impression is that sweetcorn is one plant that has undergone lots of real improvements in recent years,...
My Ferline are cropping well now. The Legend though are very irregular shapes with lots of scars. Don't think I'll be bothering with these again.
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